Garbage

Japan has one of the most intricate trash disposal systems that I know of. It’s rather tedious and confusing at first, but after a little while, it becomes second nature. It is not acceptable to simply throw your trash into a single bag in Japan. Most trash can be put in transparent or semitransparent bags up to 40 liters in size sorted accordingly. Anything that does not easily fit in a 40 liter bag must be paid to be disposed of. The separation process differs from city to city, but here is a general idea taken from Wakayama city’s Garbage disposal guide:

=Burnable Garbage 燃えるごみ(moeru gomi)= Includes combustible garbage 可燃ごみ(kanen gomi)
 * Kitchen garbage
 * Paper diapers (please remove soils)
 * Clothes and cloth, except incombustible ｗaste
 * materials (please remove metals)
 * Sticks (less than 3cm x 60cm)*
 * Heavily stained plastic products
 * Documents & waste paper*
 * Cds, dvds, tapes

=Non-burnable Garbage 燃やせないごみ(moyasenai gomi)= Includes incombustible garbage 不燃ごみ(funen gomi)
 * Ceramic ware
 * Glass products (except glass bottles)
 * light bulbs
 * Metal ware (knives, scissors, etc)
 * Electronics, small home appliances
 * Pots & pans

==Plastic Garbage プラスティック(pura)=
 * Plastic bags
 * Bottles and plastic bottle covers - shampoo and drink bottles, etc...
 * Trays and packs- containers of eggs, convenient store containers, etc...
 * Styrofoam - cup noodles’ bowls, etc...
 * Medicine containers

Recyclable Waste 資源ゴミ(shigen gomi)

 * Glass bottles
 * Cans
 * P.E.T. Bottles

Hazardous Waste 危険物(kikenbutsu)

 * Dry cell batteries
 * Mercury thermometers - Put into a clear bag and place into the appropriate container.
 * Fluorescent light bulbs - put into their original cases or wrap them in paper
 * Spray cans, gas cartridges, lighters - use contents completely